Vatican says Pope Leo to be released from the hospital Saturday, 4 days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV was released from the hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery. Doctors removed part of the 71-year-old's right lung last week to extract a cancerous tumour.
Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican said.
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Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous nodule from his right lung.